3-year-old is one of the victims. seble tessema is the child's mother. police are only saying both victims died of trauma to the upper body. derrick ward, "news4 today." alexandria police are now asking for your help to find the suspect. he said to be driving a 1999 silver acura with virginia tags, xks-1522. classes will resume at

eastern high school in the district after a fire. about 100 firefighters battled that blaze in the 1700 block of east capital street northeast sunday afternoon. the fire destroyed a rubberized roofing material that crews were laying down. investigators say the fire started on the roof of one of those buildings that was undergoing renovation. it appears to be accidental. investigators are trying to find out what sparked the fire. a few workers were inside and got out safely. firefighters were called to this restaurant fire in prince george's county. the fire broke out at the mid-atlantic seafood just after 1:30 sun afternoon. fire and smoke were seen coming from the roof when firefighters arrived. the restaurant was evacuated. no injuries reported. the cause of that fire remains under investigation. we're following breaking news from new york city. more than 250 firefighters battle a seven alarm fine a high rise building on manhattan's lower east side. more than 0 two dozen

firefighters were injured. three were injured due to smoke inhalation. the fire started on the first floor of a mixed-use residential commercial building and then spread to two other buildings. the fire is now under control but the cause is unknown. the body of the polish president is back home in poland met by tearful countrymen still in shock over a plane crash that killed him. outside the presidential palace thousands continue to come and pay their respects. >> reporter: poland's week of national mourning began in russia where russian president putin led a brief ceremony. two hours later at warsaw's airport, lech kaczynski's family paid their respects as military

pal d pall bearer's carried their chief. then lech kaczynski's twin brother after family and colleagues the nation too had their chance to mourn. tens of thousands of poles lined the streets coming to terms not just with the loss of a president but 95 others including poland's top military commanders, politicians and priests. >> something that literally knocks you off your feet? >> yes, of course. of course. how can it be that a country can afford to lose their president in a plane accident. >> he was offered to travel with the delegation to mark the 70th anniversary of the soviet massacre of polish officers

including his father. but he decided to go days earlier with a different delegation. >> i'm feeling very lucky but also feeling a lot of grief because of the tragedy that happened to poland. >> reporter: earlier today poles observed two minutes of silence broken by a siren and the pealing of church bells. on a rare positive note today the new acting chiefs of the military and the central bank were already in place, reassuring the people that for the polish government it was quickly business as usual. >> secretary of state hillary clinton is also expressing her condolences. she stopped by the polish

embassy. >> we say with great conviction that the united states and poland have much work to do together to build that future, that the people on that plane gave their lives for. >> the polish ambassador said hundreds of americans have signed that book of condolences. the polish community here in the d.c. area held a memorial for president lech kaczynski yesterday. there was standing room only for the special mass followed by a tribute outside. those who attended said they hope the tragedy will when unify polish people every where. >> think about being close to god and themselves and close to the polish nation. >> life is so fragile, we have

to love each other. because you never know. >> anyone who wants to pay tribute to the polish president can stop by the polish embassy this week. >> 4:38 is your time. he couldn't quite pull off a win but did tiger woods return to the competitive golf earn him high marks off the court? >> if you're planning to fly out of town your odds of getting there on time might have gotten better. ñq

. and a good monday morning. i'm news 4 meteorologist chuck bell. it's 4:41. you're off to a bright and early start today. skies are mostly clear overhead. temperatures are in the 50s. 59 in fairfax county. manassas one of the cool spots at 48 this morning. but still 60 degrees in annapolis, 52 in patuxent river. what a beauty of a day today. plenty of sunshine. few fair weather clouds rolling in this afternoon. mild one with highs today in the upper 60s and low 70s. cooler weather with clouds and a rick of showers comes back for tomorrow. jerry over to you for a check of the roads. >> through northeast very quiet start along new york avenue. over the anacostia down to the

third street tunnel. everything is moving under a very light volume of traffic so far this morning. let's head on over out to the west, dulles toll road, dulles greenway looks like a very quiet start. route 28 not much happening. nice and quiet on a monday. back to you. 4:42 is your time. dramatic rescue and the search is still on for another possible victim. a car ran off the road and ran into walnut creek in oakland, california. >> this woman was able to get out of the car. you see she was carried away miles by the current there. a group of teenagers called 911 when they heard the crash and then heard the woman calling for help. rescue crews were able to pull her out. her condition is unknown right now. the person who was trapped in the car died. witnesses and police report say there was another person in the car who was carried away by the current as well. the cause of this accident is known. amazing rescue.

4:42 is your time. still ahead the final countdown for the shuttle mission. why the stunning launch may soon be part of

today a team of federal investigators will arrive at the scene of the deadly mining disaster in west virginia. 29 miners died after an

explosion one week ago. over the weekend the bodies of the four missing miners were found. officials say high levels of methane gas inside the mine may have played a role in the disaster. those high levels have also stalled the recovery of the bodies. crews will need to drill another hole to vent the mine before they can continue. new this morning a car bomb exploded outside a british spy headquarters in northern ireland. the blast happened near an army blast after midnight. several homes were evacuated. the explosion became hours before rival catholic leaders elect a new justice minister. iran will get a new missile-defense system. iranian tv said the country started production on what it calls an advanced air defense missile system. a number of medium range missiles will be delivered this year and capable of targeting enemy aircraft. the u.s. and israel have not

ruled out military action. despite all the extra costs associated with a flying these days there's some good news for air travellers. in 2009 planes were more likely to land on time and bags were less likely to get lost. more than 79% of flights arrived on time last year. that's 3.4% better than in 2008. also fewer than four bags per every 1,000 travellers were lost or damaged. that's down from five bags out of every 1,000 in 2008. i think that has a lot to do with the fact people aren't checking their bags any more. they are carrying it on. well the crew aboard the space shuttle woke up sunday night to a song by an italian artist. ♪ >> that is "because we believe." it was selected by commander alan poindexter.

the "discovery" crew will be getting ready for tuesday's third and final spacewalk of this mission. american astronauts have been rocketing into space since alan shepherd's 15 minute mercury flight in 1961. mercury, gemini, apollo and other shuttle flights followed. 131 manned mission sogs far including the one that's up there now. nbc lester holt explains why this era in american history is coming to an end. >> reporter: though now routine they are moments that never cease to captivate us. the high flying adventure of manned space flight. >> it's the most wonderful thing i've ever seen. makes you proud to be an american. >> reporter: for almost 50 years the american spacecraft has been a soaring symbol of american

prestige. with just three shuttle flights left and no funds, now nostalgia. >> it's bittersweet it's coming to in an end. >> one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. >> reporter: it was a program borne of kmettion, the race to beat the soviets to the moon. >> achieving the goal before this decade is out of landing a man on the moon and returning him safely to the earth. >> reporter: eight years later the world watched neil armstrong do just that. some this weekend in alabama created their own moon recover. >> we thought it was cool opportunity. >> reporter: the opportunity of space flight have from the beginning been frought with risk. >> a major malfunction. >> reporter: the loss of challenger and its seven crew members. the loss of seven more aboard

columbia. then the disaster averted when heroism and a refusal to accept defeat resulted in what many remember as nasa's finest moments 40 years ago today. apoll l apollo 13 has been called nasa's most successful failure. >> they flipped switches and reset. this can't be. they don't want to believe this. their crew is 200,000 miles from the earth. >> reporter: as the world held their breath. they turned it into a lifeboat to power their way back to earth. after just six moon landings, today's space missions are closer to home. right now seven american astronauts are in orbit above the earth. among them a proud veteran on her third and possibly last voyage who simply wanted to see the earth without borders and never gets tire of the view.

>> it's sad to see the shuttle era end. we're looking forward to go beyond orbit and extending the knowledge we've gained thus far. >> that was lester holt reporting. there are four shuttle flights left before the program ends this fall. 4:51 is the time. >> let's get the forecast from chuck bell. >> good morning. 4:51. yes, indeed, still a little bit on the early side for a monday especially after a beautiful weekend when everyone wanted to spend every waking morning in the outdoors. weak weather front drifting through the area overnight bringing no more than a few passing sprinkles to the lower parts of the jersey shore. mid and high level clouds southbound from triangle and dale city to st. mary's county. no rain expected. the clouds will be gone within the next three to four hours. temperatures mid to high 50s.

bus stop temperatures 53 to 59 degrees. sun does not come up until 6:36 this morning. it will be a beautiful bright and sunny afternoon, albeit a little bit cooler than yesterday. highs yesterday upper 60s and low 70s. light rain coming back for tomorrow. we'll head out and take a check along interstate 66 moving along very nicely. haymarket all the way in. eastbound side those of you headed west no worries. beltway towards manassas incident free. south of town to the wilson bridge we go from the maryland shore line right now both directions between oxon hill and alexandria looking good. we have major road closures downtown for the summit. we'll keep you updated on the road closures. 4:52 is the time. 46 degrees. still ahead, judgment day for big ben.

why the pittsburgh steelers star quarterback future could be decided. >> emotional victory for phil

five minutes before the hour now. the legal fate of steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger will be determined today. last month a 20-year-old college student filed a claim saying the quarterback assaulted her in a

bathroom in a bar in georgia. the georgia bureau of investigation and the police department turned their investigation over to the d.a. last week. the state's decision will be announced at a news conference today at 2:00 p.m. espn is reporting that roethlisberger will likely not be charged in this case. all eyes might have been on tiger woods at this year's masters but the win was the fan favorite, phil mickelson. >> a win for the family. >> he won his third masters title yesterday ending a four day tournament at 16 under-par. that was three strokes ahead of lee westwood who took second place. on hand to see his win was his wife. he joins an elite group of seven other golfers that won the masters at least three times. this was tiger woods first golf tournament following his sex scandal that rocked the world. tiger tied for fourth place. although he didn't win he found out he still has his fans. kristen dahlgren reports.

>> reporter: for tiger woods -- >> god, tiger. >> reporter: it wasn't the round he dreamed of. >> felt so bad on every golf shot i shot today. >> reporter: the crowd of thousands rose to its feet. >> the people were absolutely fantastic all week. >> reporter: and maybe this time winning back fans was ultimately more important than winning a tournament. >> think we need to let him deal with those issues and focus on the sport of golf. >> reporter: but not everyone is back on team tiger. the cheers were even louder for winner and woods rival phil mickelson and tiger's 11 under-par is not enough to stop all the punch lines. >> he himself never slept with tiger woods. >> have not but in fairness to me it's because i never met him. >> reporter: for most of the fans it was all about having tiger back on the course. while he may not have ended the

day with a green jacket, it is clear his come back is off to a solid start. tiger's wife did not attend this weekend's tournament. pretty clear he accomplished what people said he would accomplish. to get back in the game. play relatively well and not focus on the scandal and drama. >> with the security surrounding augusta. no hecklers. very few hecklers. the plane that flew by. everybody was respectful and gave him a lot of applause. you know, love them or hate him, a part of the dallas cowboys franchise is now history. yes there goes with the push of a button fairfax stadium went down in a plume of smoke. took just 60 seconds to bring it down after 37 years of grid iron thrills the former home of the cowboys is now a mountain of

rubble. an 11-year-old boy pushed the button to ignite the explosion. the steel and concrete will now be recycled. a 12-year-old musician from sterling teamed up with 75 other musicians to help raise money for 5-year-old ashburn girl. the young girl is fighting a rare and dangerous form of cancer. >> the concert was held yesterday in herndon. the musician met the 5-year-old several years ago when she was first diagnosed with a coner issous tumor developed from nerve tissue. the two became instant friends and since then concerts have been held to raise money to help find a cure. stay tuned, the news at 5:00 starts right now.

world leaders descend on washington for the nuclear summit but your commute today could be in a world of trouble because of it. >> police need your help finding a man they say killed two people including his own young daughter. and tiger couldn't seal the deal in augusta but see why this was still a historic masters. good morning, everyone and welcome to "news4 today." i'm aaron gilchrist. joe krebs is off today. >> i'm eun yang. it is monday, april 12, 2010. we're taking a live look outside right now at 5:00 a.m. 56 degrees. quiet out there right now. but things are going to change. very busy week ahead of us. >> let's start with a look at our forecast. chuck bell is in strm center 4 for tom kierein. >> a good monday morning to everyone out there in the news 4 nation. off to a very quiet start. just a few fair weather clouds drifting on by. not generate anything in the way of rainfall. early morning temperatures, leesburg, virginia 59 degrees with a light south wind at 5

miles per hour. annapolis, maryland currents temperature is at 60 degrees. haymarket, virginia 59. springfield, virginia 60 degrees. rockville, maryland, 58 degrees on this beautiful monday morning. what a nice day it will be today. policemen of sunshine. high temperatures in the upper 60s and low 70s today. going to be one of the nicer days this week. clouds come back overnight tonight and light rain showers move back in for tuesday afternoon and tuesday night. more pleasant weather comes our way in the wednesday, thursday time frame. >> pretty quiet morning so far checking out interstate 66 on the approach to the roosevelt bridge. gw parkway under the potomac bridges, route 50, everything is doing okay under a very light volume of traffic. let's head over and see how we're doing elsewhere. the trip along 270 didn't see a whole lot of overnight road work. light volume from frederick down to the split.

it is a big day in washington. more than 40 world leaders are in town to participate in president obama's nuclear security summit. because of that security is very tight. roads are closed, metro is affected and if you live or work anywhere near the convention center you're likely to run into some trouble. megan mcgrath joins us live from northwest washington with more. >> reporter: good morning. there is no question, security all around town is very, very tight. the area around the convention center, you're just going to want to avoid it all together. we have more than 40 world leaders who are here in washington for this two day summit. they are staying at various locations around town yet all will be coming at the same time to the convention center for the event, for the summit over the next two days. this is going to create huge traffic tie ups in our area. you can see some of the security we've got here. this is new york avenue actually at 6th. this is one of the secure perimeter entry points here

around the convention center. what they've done is they've created a security zone that goes for several blocks around the convention center. we have literally metal fencing that is in place all along the roadways here, the roads them sells have been closed down. some of these fences are as high as eight feet. they also have a number of vehicles that are parked strategically, large vehicles, things like dump trucksing parked strategically to serve as barriers. we have jersey walls anticipate widespread parking restrictions. so even roads that are open you're not allowed to park on those roads. it will be difficult. the security zone stretches from o street above the convention center down to massachusetts avenue and new york avenue. bounded by 11th and 6th street. this is a very large area around the convention center is that's blocked off and off limits to the public. people who live within that zone and there are apartment

buildings and businesses, those folks are only allowed in if they show i.d. proving that they actually live and have business in that location. so, off limits to the general public. no traffic going through. roads have bern closed down. mound vernon square metro station has been closed. trains will run through that station. trains will not stop. you will not be able to use that metro station and that's the situation for that metro station until 5:00 a.m. on wednesday. now in terms of the widespread road closures they are going to be in place until 8:00 p.m. on tuesday. of course it's monday so a lot of folks trying to get to work. this is going to be a tough, tough rush hour commute. people are going to want to stay away. telecommute if possible. a rough go for the next couple of days. back to you. thank you. this summit is a huge deal for the obama administration. it's been 60 years since the u.s. hosted this many world

leaders at one. tracie potts has more on what might come out of this event. >> we think we can make enormous progress. >> reporter: program met four foreign leepders including south africa which gave up its nuclear program. the u.s. wants china to support sanctions against iran. >> iranians have to decide that its own security is better served by not having nuclear weapons than by having them. >> reporter: iran has been enriching uranium for electricity. north korea is also a concern. the world fears an atomic bomb can get in the hands of terrorists. >> the ramifications politically and economically and security perspective would be devastating. >> reporter: president obama said the leaders are coming with specific ideas on,000 secure all the loose nukes out there. notably absent is israel.

its prime minister pulled out fearing criticism from muslim countries here. >> the israeli government will be represented at a very high level. they share our deep concern about nuclear terrorism. >> reporter: president obama says so does the world. so, today we'll see more arrivals, the official greeting, a working dinner and then the main discussion starts tomorrow. tracie potts, nbc news, washington. we're following breaking news from new york city this morning. more than 250 firefighters battle a seven alarm fire in a high rise building on man's lower east side. more than two dozen firefighters were injured, three residents were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation. two remain in serious condition. fire officials say the fire started on the first floor of a mixed-use residential commercial building and then spread to two other buildings. the fire sunday control. the cause is unknown. alexandria police are searching for a suspect they believe killed his daughter and

her mother. police responded to the brent place apartments off of south reynolds street yesterday morning that's where they found the bodies of a 3-year-old girl and her mother. police are looking for the father of that child, 34-year-old simon bahta asfeha. he and the mother were in a previous relationship. he's wanted for first degree murder. >> found two victims depp seesed in an apartment on the 14th floor. we're investigating the case as a suspicious death. >> firms are only confirming that both victims died from trauma to the upper body. he is said to be driving a 1999 silver acura with virginia tags xks-1522. >> classes will resume at eastern high school in the district this morning after a fire. about 100 firefighters battled the blaze in the 1700 block of east capital street northeast sunday afternoon. that fire destroyed a rubberized roofing material that crews were

laying down. investigators say the fire started on the roof of one of the buildings that was undergoing renovation. it appears to be accidental. investigators are trying to figure out what sparked the fire. a few workers were inside the building and got out safely. firefighters were called to this restaurant fire in prince george's county. it broke out at the mid-atlantic seafood restaurant after 1:30 on sunday afternoon. fire and smoke were coming from the roof when the firefighters arrived. the restaurant was evacuated. no injuries were reported. today a team of federal investigators ill arrive at the scene of the deadly mining disaster in west virginia. 29 miners died after an explosion one week ago at the massey energy upper big branch mine. over the weekend the bodies of the four missing miners were found. officials say high levels of methane gas inside the mine may have played a role in that disaster. those high levels have also stalled the recovery of the

bodies. crews will need to drill another hole to vent the mine before they can continue. meanwhile crowds lined the streets to honor one of those lost in the mine explosion. on sunday family and friends laid to rest lynch. he worked in the mine for 30 years. he coached basketball, football and track. the ground is still rattling one week after the 7.2 quaking rocked the area near the u.s.-mexico border. a cluster of moderate quakes struck sunday ranging from 3 to 4.4. no damage or injuries have been reported. the increase in activity is normal following a massive earthquake. still scary. >> i agree. >> nine minutes now after the hour. still ahead on "news4 today", some airlines want to charge your to carry your bags on your flight but can uncle sam step in and save you that fee. >> another sobering study about the effects drinking can have on

young women. >> and another check of your we larry, we just had the carpets cleaned.

that was the pizza guy! and baby, he was messy. come on. you said you bought a digiorno. but the pizza came with cheesy breadsticks. breadsticks? i guess there was a pizza guy. yes there was... me. ( laughs ) new digiorno pizza & breadsticks. unbelievable fresh-baked taste, now with a full order of soft, cheesy breadsticks. taste. believe. it's not delivery. it's digiorno pizza & breadsticks. she found the box. maybe because you left it right on the counter. good morning. a bright and early monday morning. 5:11 your time. i'm news 4 meteorologist chuck bell. a weather front drifted through overnight. brought in a little cooling on the heels of a north to northeasterly breeze. temperatures have dropped primarily in the 50s. 59 here in washington. 52 in brandywine. 60 in annapolis.

57 in baltimore. 58 degrees in germantown and gaithersburg. 46 in frederick, maryland one of our cool spots this morning. our forecast for today mostly sunny, a touch cooler than yesterday. yesterday we made it up to 76 degrees. today we'll be on average three to five degrees cooler than that. tomorrow the clouds come back with a chance of light rain tomorrow afternoon. let's see how the commute is going. not too bad so far as we check out the beltway north of town. right side the outer loop left side the inner loop. gren beelt to silver spring to the american legion bridge both directions moving along nicely. traveling on the beltway in virginia coming up braddock road headed on to points north moving along well. any overnight road work should be wrapped up. outer loop coming down from 66 towards the interchange in springfield moving along nicely. of course we have many road closures downtown for the summit that's understand way. we'll keep you updated throughout the day.

5:13 is your time. still ahead be prepared for a nightmare commute. we'll help you get to work or school despite all the closures for the nuclear summit. as possible land mourns the loss ever its leader we'll have the latest on the investigation into what

5:15. if you work downtown get ready

for gridlock. president obama is hosting more than 40 world leaders at the washington convention center this morning and because of that roads are closed, parking is limited and security has been tightened all the way around. news 4 megan mcgrath joins us live from northwest washington with more. megan? >> reporter: good morning. it is going to be a tough go for folks who are trying to head into work. if you're anywhere near the area surrounding the convention center you can see behind me here the checkpoint that we have at 6th and new york avenue. this is one of a number of these checkpoints to get inside what is a secured perimeter all around the convention center. we have several blocks impacted. the roads are completely shut down. they put up these metal fences all around the sidewalks into literally enclose this area. some of these fences are as high as eight feet tall. of course the entire area is closed to the general public with the exception of people who live in that interior perimeter

area. folks that can prove that they live there, actually. they have to show i.d. and pass a security checkpoint to get to their offices or homes. anyone else who doesn't have business or doesn't live there will not be allowed inside the secured zone around the convention center. we're talking about a very large area here. the zone stretches from o street above the convention center down to massachusetts avenue and new york avenue and bounded by 11th and 6th streets. we also have the mount vernon square metro station closed. trains will be passing through underground. they will not stop. you won be able to committee mount vernon metro station. that will be the case until 5:00 a.m. on wednesday. all of the street closures that we're seeing, they are going to stay in effect until 8:00 p.m. on tuesday evening, after the summit concludes. then we'll start to see some of those roads re-open. we also have 13 bus routes that run through this area that have

to be detoured because of all the road closures as well. certainly a big inconvenience to people who live and work in the area. basically what folks are being told is to avoid the area entirely if that's at all possible. if you can telecommute that's also not a bad idea. just stay out of the city for the next couple of days, work from home if that's a possibility for you because we're certainly expecting some traffic tie ups. not minor roads. we're talking about a section of town that is heavily traveled, new york avenue, massachusetts avenue, these areas are closed down around the convention center. so you bet there's going to be a big impact. back to you. thanks, megan. 47 countries will be represented at today's summit and many leaders from those countries are already in washington. several arrived at andrews air force base in maryland this weekend. president obama already met with a number of leaders including those from india and pakistan. those are two of the most recent nuclear states.

president obama's goal for this summit is for each nation to secure all nuclear weapons over the next four years. >> the single biggest threat to u.s. security both short term, medium term and long term would be the possibility of a terrorist organization obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> this week's summit will be the largest meeting. world leaders hosted by a u.s. president since world war ii. alexandria police are on the hunt for a man they believed killed his daughter and her mother. the bodies were discovered late sunday morning in a high rise apartment on south reynolds street. tracee wilkins joins us from alexandria with more. >> reporter: good morning. police say that this man did kill his former girlfriend and also his former girlfriend's daughter. he's the father of that child and now police are searching for him. police are looking for 34-year-old simon bahta asfeha. he had a relationship with the mother, 27-year-old seble

tessema. and was the father of her 3-year-old daughter. they are the two victims in this case. 10:30 yesterday morning police responded to south reynolds street here in alexandria for a report of a domestic disturbance. when they arrived they found the mother and child dead. they say they will need an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death. said the two suffered trauma to the upper body. >> they found two victims deceased in an apartment on the 14th floor. we're investigating the case as a suspicious death right now. >> reporter: police say simon bahta asfeha was in a 1999 silver acura with virginia tags xks-1522. they are asking anyone with information to please give them a call. he's wanted on first degree murder charges. the phone number to call is 703-838-4444 to get in contact the alexandria police department. i'm tracee wilkins live this morning in alexandria. 5:20 on this monday morning. 56 degrees.

we'll call it crisp out this morning. >> good call. things are warming up once again. we had a gorgeous weekend, chuck. very nice. >> this is how i know you guys have gotten spoiled. you're referring to 50s crisp when it's still 10 to 15 degrees warmer than average. typically we should be in the mid-to low 40s. on your monday morning we'll call it pleasant. we'll find middle ground. that's the best way to handle these things. temperatures are in the mid to hi 50s around washington under a mostly clear sky. take a check here on the satellite loop. a little ribbon of cloud and passing showers staying off to our north and east. this will last for the next couple of hours. that will go away and we'll be left with a beauty of an afternoon. plenty of sunshine. just a little bit cooler than yesterday. yesterday we made 76 degrees. not going to be that warm today. call it three to five degrees less than that. highs today upper 60s to low

70s. the clouds come back tomorrow with risk of some showers on tuesday afternoon and tuesday night and warm mild weather comes our way as we head towards wednesday and thursday. how are the roads? >> the roads are fine. and the roads, thank you for asking. as we check out capital beltway very quiet between the american legion bridge and springfield. little volume. that's about it. not a bad time to get going. let's see how we're doing traveling top side of the capital beltway, college park to silver spring no hangups. check out 270 that's incident free. south of town we're doing fine at the woodrow wilson bridge. all those road closures that affect downtown we'll keep you updated throughout the day. still ahead this hour are you tired of waiting in those endless lines and flight delays? you may not have to worry about that the next time you fly. >> soft drinks fizzling out. why the industry say sales of soda are flat. duct system as the lungs of the house. expulsion of air. dust and dirt that helping the house to breathe. say i'm a doctor. not a doctor either. suction. ♪ call 1-800-steemer

it may be getting more expensive to fly but there is some good news for air travellers this morning. in recent times planes have been more likely to land on time and bags have been less likely to get lost. more than 79% of flights arrived on time last year. that's 3.4% better than in 2008. also fewer bags. fewer than four bags per every 1,000 travellers were lost or damaged. that's down from five bags to

every 1,000 in 2008. the next time you fly you could face fees for your carry on bag but one new york senator is asking the federal government to step in and stop the new charges. zmarlts schumer wrote a letter to treasury secretary timothy geithner asking to ends what he calls a loophole that allows the fees. even said carry-ons are necessary for travel often containing medication and necessities for family. last week spirit airlines said they are charging up to $45 for each carry on. they will charge for $30 if travellers pay in advance. >> every time that you buy an airline ticket there's something new you're being charged for. but charging for carry on bags steps over the line. >> spirit's carry on fees apply starting in august. >> young women who regularly drink alcohol are increasing the chance they will develop a condition that often precedes breast cancer according to a new study. researchers from harvard university studied 9,000 girls

age 16 to 23. they looked at their alcohol habits and then followed up two years later with their health history. they found those who drank six to seven days per week were five times more likely to develop benign breast disease, a condition that increase the risk for cancer. experts are concerned because more women starting to drink alcohol in high school and college. the fiz has gone from the beverage industry according to a new study. about 3/4 of people surveyed say they will spend the same or less on soft drinks. a decline held through across the board except for bottled juices and coffee which indicated an increase. those surveyed also indicated they would drink the same or less wine, beer and liquor as well. your monday morning could be off to a frustrating start. we'll help you navigate all those street closures downtown. >> the search is on for a killer

in alexandria. police say one of the victims was his own daughter. plus another check of weather and traffic four on the 1s with chuck and jerry when w

good morning and welcome to "news4 today." i'm aaron gilchrist. joe krebs is off today. >> i'm eun yang. it's monday, april 12, 2010. it's 5:30. 56 degrees.

lovely skyline there. still dark out there. things will change. very busy week ahead of us with this nuclear summit in town. >> chuck bell has the morning's forecast. >> i live not so very far from the convention center and oh, my goodness all the barricades and craziness going on. if you have to drive anywhere around town as jerry edwards will tell you yikes if you're going near the convention center. weather wise, beautiful day outside. rockville, maryland coming in at 56 degrees start this morning. manassas, virginia, good morning out there in prince william county. 58 degrees. silver spring and wheaton 56. gainesville and plains, virginia at 56. our forecast for today, none but sunshine after a few mid-level clouds first thing this morning. great day again. highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. sun comes up about an hour and five minutes from now at 6:36. goes down to 7:42. light rain for tomorrow before

some more mild weather for the middle of the week. >> montgomery county police they are reporting this as an accident, muncaster and mill road. be careful. let's check things out along the i-95 corridor. heading north from fredericksburg to dale city and beyond pretty quiet morning all in all. not too much to worry about. 395 across the 14th street bridge also looks good. out on the rails a reminder that the mound vernon square convention center station closed because of the summit. other than that metro rail, vre, marc reporting no delays. back to you. thank you. we've been talking about it downtown d.c. is on lockdown this morning. more than 40 world leaders are in washington for president obama's nuclear security summit. a large area surrounding the convention center has been sealed off and that will cause major issues for anybody who

lives, works, drivers, walks doing anything near that area. megan mcgrath has more with the details. >> reporter: good morning. it certainly is going to have a huge impact on people who live and work in this area. take a look behind me here. we're at new york and 6th street. this is one of several checkpoints in the area. we're starting to see some activity pick up this morning. as we get closer to the actual start time of the summit we're going to start to see those motorcades rolling through town. we have more than 40 world leaders who are staying in washington and attending this summit. they are staying at various locations but will all have to come here for the start of that summit. so right around, later on this morning we'll see a lot of activity. we're going to see rolling road closures as those motorcades make their way downtown here to the convention center and that, of course, is going to cause major traffic tie ups. we have a number of roads and we're talking major arteries that are closed. take a look at this map.

the security zone streps from o street above the convention center down to massachusetts avenue and new york avenue and bounded by 11th and 6th streets in northwest washington. major arteries through town shut down in the area of the convention center. that is going to remain the case until 8:00 on tuesday. that's when we'll start to see some of those roads re-opening. should also mention that mount vernon square's metro station, that station is closed. trains will simply continue on underground to roll through that area. they will not stop at the station. you will not be able to exit at that station. that will remain the case until 5:00 a.m. on wednesday. we also have 13 bus routes that are being detoured because of the road closures in the area. folks who take the bus want to be aware of that. beyond that, even if the road is open, don't think that you can park there. if you're in the area of the convention center. we have widespread parking

restrictions all throughout the area and those are going remain in effect through the summit. so, obviously, we're talking about monday and tuesday, a lot of people are trying to get to work this morning. the advice here is to avoid the area around the convention center. if you have some flexibility, if you can change your in time, out time or work from home that would probably be best. aaron, back to you. >> megan mcgrath live for us in northwest. thanks. the body of polish president lech kaczynski is back home in poland met by tearful countrymen still in shock that killed him and scores of that country's political elite. >> reporter: poland's week of national mourning began in russia where russian prime minister vladimir putin led a

brief ceremony before releasing the remains of president lech kaczynski to his homeland. lech kaczynski's family and government members paid their respects as military pall bearers carried their former commander in chief. first his daughter who lost both her parents in the crash and who seemed at times overwhelmed, her mother's body has yet to be identified. then his twin brother and former prime minister. after family and colleagues, the nation too had its chance to mourn. as lech kaczynski's cognitive event made its way to the presidential palace, poles coming to terms not just with the loss of a president but 95 others including poland's top military commanders, politicians. >> something that literally knocks you off your feet. >> yes, of course. of course. how can it be that a country can afford to lose its president.

>> we have a polish gsh. >> reporter: he was offered to travel with the delegation to mark the anniversary of soviet massacre of polish officers including his father. but he decided to go days earlier with a different delegation. i'm feeling very lucky but feeling a lot of grief because of the tragedy that happened to poland. >> reporter: earlier today poles observed two minutes ever silence broken only by a siren and the pealing of church bells. the grieving continuedell into the night with special church services. amid word that the first funerals of possible land's mourn leaders could begin as early as wednesday. and on a rare positive note today the new acting chiefs of the military and the central bank were already in place reassuring the people that for the polish government it was quickly business as usual.

secretary of state hillary clinton is expressing her condolences. she stopped by the polish embassy in northwest washington yesterday. she promised to help poland through the tragedy. >> and we say with great conviction that the united states and poland have much work to do together to build that future, that the people on that plane gave their lives for. >> the polish ambassador said hundreds of americans have already sign the book of condolences. the polish community here in the d.c. area held a memorial for president lech kaczynski yesterday. it took place at our lady queen of possible land church in silver spring. there was standing room only for that special mass followed by a special tribute outside. those who attended hope it will unite polish people every where. >> the message was think about

being close to god, being close to themselves and close to the polish nation. >> life is so fragile, we have to love each other. because you never know. >> anyone who wants to pay tribute to the polish president can stop by the polish embassy this week. >> four people are dead after a bus shooting in southern afghanistan. a local official says international troops opened fire on the bus this morning. nato was sending investigators to the scene but didn't say its troops were responsible. australia's prime minister says cargo ships that entered restricted waters off the great barrier reef will face the full force of australian law. that comment more than a week after the vessel ran aground and leaked oil on the world's largest cora reef.

5:39 is your time. 56 degrees. another green jacket for phil mickelson. why this year's masters victory was sweet for the popular golfer. >> chuck and jerry will be is your fitness drink pure?

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view over the last six hours. you can see that one little patch of cloud quickly and steadily moving south and east away from the city of washington. clouds left over southern maryland out to the eastern shore out towards the delaware beaches as well pap nice one. temperatures in the 50s right now getting ready to send the kiddos out to the bus stop. good outdoor recess today. highs near 70s. >> we'll start on the beltway near maryland near old georgetown road flashing lights and fire department pulling up to a vehicle reportedly with its brakes on fire. looks like you it will be along the right side of the roadway. we'll stay on top of that. on the beltway around braddock road not bad however on the inner loop of the beltway at 236 initial reports of an accident. police are headed to the scene right now. eun and aaron, back to you. much more ahead this morning. >> up next on that adoption

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alexandria police are on the hunt for a man they believe killed his daughter and her mother. the bodies were discovered late sunday morning in a high rise apartment on south reynolds street. tracee wilkins joins us now live from alexandria with more on this story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. this is the apartment building where it happened. police were called here for a domestic disturbance but when they got here the two bodies were here on the scene. now they are looking for a suspect. police are looking for 34-year-old simon bahta asfeha. now he had a relationship with the mother, 27-year-old seble tessema and is the father of her 3-year-old daughter. they are the two victims in this case. 10:30 yesterday morning police responded to south reynolds street in alexandria for the report of a domestic disturbance

but when they arrived they found the mother and child dead. now police need an autopsy to determine how they died but they are saying that they suffered from apparent trauma to the upper body. >> they found two victims deceased in an apartment on the 14th floor. we're investigating the case as a suspicious death right now. >> now police have a lookout for the possible vehicle that simon bahta asfeha may be driving. a 1999 silver acura with virginia tags xks-1522. they are asking anyone with information to give them a call. he's wanted on first degree murder charges. the number is 703-838-4444 for the alexandria police department. i'm tracee wilkins live in alexandria. back to you. steelers quarterback ben roethlisberger will find out today if he'll be charged in an alleged rape case. last month the 20-year-old college student filed a claim saying the super bowl winning

quarterback assaulted her in a bathroom in a bar in georgia. the georgia bureau of investigation and the police department turned their investigation over to the d.a. last week. the state's decision will be announced at a news conference today at 2:00 p.m. espn is reporting that roethlisberger will likely not be charged in the case. the spotlight was on tiger woods at this year's masters tournament but the win went to fan favorite phil mickelson. there it is. phil mickelson won his third masters tournament ending the tournament at 16 under-par. three strokes ahead of lee westwood who took second place. on hand to see the win was his wife who has been battling breast cancer. he joins an elight group of seven other golfers who won the masters at least three times. after spending the last five months out of the spot light tiger woods put on a strong showing at this year's masters. he struggled on his last day and tied for fourth place.

although he didn't win he realized he still had his fans. kristen dahlgren reports. >> reporter: for tiger woods -- >> god, tiger. >> reporter: it wasn't the round he dreamed of. >> felt so bad on every golf shot i shot today. >> reporter: the crowd of thousands rose to its feet. >> the people were absolutely fantastic all week. >> reporter: and maybe this time winning back fans was ultimately more important than winning a tournament. >> think we need to let him deal with those issues and focus on the sport of golf. >> reporter: but not everyone is back on team tiger. the cheers were even louder for winner and woods rival phil mickelson and tiger's 11 under-par is not enough to stop all the punch lines. >> you himself never slept with tiger woods. >> have not but in fairness to me it's because i never met him. >> reporter: for most of the fans it was all about having tiger back on the course. while he may not have ended the day with a green jacket, it is

clear his come back is off to a solid start. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, augusta. tiger's wife did not attend this weekend's tournament. after five months in hiding, that's pretty good. i'm not a golf pro or anything. it was an mazing rescue. a car ran off the road and into a creek in walnut creek a suburb of oakland, california. >> take a look. this woman was able to get out of car. she was then carried miles away by the current. a group of teenagers called 911 when they heard the crash and then heard the woman calling for help pep rescue crews were able to pull her out of the cold choppy water. she was unconscious and taken to the hospital. her condition is unknown. the person trapped in the car died. witnesses and police report said there was another person in the car who was carried away by the current. the cause of the accident is

unknown. 5:51. that means time for weather and traffic together on the 1s. >> chuck intestinal in storm center 4 with more. >> good morning. after a spectacular weekend with sunshine and mild weather we're off to a very quiet start on this monday as well as you look live over downtown d.c. where our current temperature sits at an even 50 degrees. light north wind at 12 miles per hour. april still the warmest on record. 11 and a half degrees warmer than average, three degrees warmer than the second warmest april on record. temperatures in the 40s and 50s. 40s in a few spots like frederick and new market, maryland. damascus and laytonsville. no real cold stuff around. below 38.

upper michigan place like u.p. cold air staying away from us. our within are coming back to the north and northeast, a little cooler today with plenty ever sunshine. here's our future cast model. high pressure large and in charge of our weather for today. but as that area of high pressure moves off the new england coast line that perspective northeast wind will push more and more of a mile-an-hour layer in here and as a result will have a chance for light rain showers around here tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow tonight. highs up in the 70s. a little bit cooler. northeast wind five to ten. the extended forecast calls for a cool and cloudy day tomorrow and then a return of mild weather as we head towards the middle and end of the week. over to you. >> let head out and looks like whatever this was, this was a report of a vehicle with brakes on fire. outer loop at old georgetown road. everything is re-opened. might be slow for half a mile or slow. lanes re-opened there.

nothing to look at. notice the flashing lights in the far right side of your screen that's the inner loop approaching little river turnpike. an accident. police are on the scene dealing with that. as you come north from springfield on up towards annandale expect a little bit of a back up. back to you. 5:53 right now. it is going to be extremely tough getting around downtown washington today. president obama's nuclear security summit begins at the washington convention center this morning and more than 40 world leaders are attending. because of that the entire surrounding area has been sealed off. news 4's megan mcgrath joins us now from northwest washington with the details on the day's events. megan? >> reporter: good morning, aaron. sealed off is right. sealed off with large sections ever fencing, some of which are eight feet tall. this is one of the security perimeter checkpoints here at 6th and new york street. they are starting to move some

of the emergency responder equipment into place in preparation for today's summit. and we're starting to see an uptick in the traffic in the area. we're not at full on rush hour but starting to see more people come through the area. i have seen a number of people doing illegal u-turns on new york avenue. they come up upon the area, realize they can't get any further so they pull an illegal u-turn in the middle of the road. not a great safe situation. let's look at this security zone. it begins at o street above the convention center, goes down to mass avenue and new york avenue and bounded by 11th and 6th streets. we're talking about several blocks around the convention center. all of those roads have been shut down. the mound vernon metro station is closed. you can't get off the train at that station. that will remain the case until 5:00 a.m. wednesday morning. we have widespread parking restrictions. all of the bus routes, 13 of

them that run through this area they have all been detoured because of the security precaution, the security perimeter. people who live within the perimeter are going to have to show i.d. and pass a security checkpoint. it will be a tough go for folks who live and work in this area. the advice here stay away from the area around the convention center. if possible work from home. >> megan mcgrath, thank you. now to that story of a young russian boy who was adopted by an american woman and sent back after his behavior was too much for her to handle. it sparked international outrage. here's nbc's ron allen. >> reporter: bill and terry had a good talk to reassure their children as soon as they heard about a mother in a nearby town abandoning their child. they both were adopted from russian orphanages. they said they have been

attentive from the start. >> she had some mild attachment issues. we did a lot of bonding together. i mean that was the key. >> reporter: since then the fact that their children have been adopted has been irrelevant. they are a happy family. finding it difficult that the other family couldn't find an alternative. >> several russian families have stepped forward to adopt justin. the reports of the young boy's violent and difficult behavior brings back difficult memories. >> severe disobedience, inability to really connect with us in a healthy way. >> reporter: eventually after years of therapy and counselling the couple made the painful choice of relinquishing their daughter to a family better able

to cope. experts say adopting older children from an institution who suffered emotional trauma can be challenging, bringing a child home they say is the end of one process and the beginning of another. >> the prime need is post-adoption service. that's when we can compensate for what came before and that's how we can help families be successful. >> reporter: the family says what worries them the most the case of a young boy from their community may make it difficult for families to adopt from russia. >> my heart is breaking for those families. they are so excited. >> that was nbc's ron allen reporting. you hear of money back guarantees but not for colleges. what cool is offering a refund if graduates don't get a job in a year. pretty good deal. >> paying for parking will change today in the district. why you won have to search for loose change any more.

gridlock, the commute around town is bad on a normal day now add 47 world leaders to it today and you got trouble. we'll tell you what you need to know before you leave and you can avoid it all. good morning and thanks for joining us for "news4 today." i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist in for joe krebs today. it's monday, april 12, 2010. a live look outside now via city camera. we can tell you it's one of those mornings where you sends the kids off with a light jacket and expect them to leave it at school. >> and lose it possibly. we had a great weekend. more nice weather. let's check in with meteorologist chuck bell in storm center to get the latest. >> you can't tell me you haven't

written your kids' names in every thing they have taken? >> initials on every article of clothing. lunch box. doesn't mean it doesn't get lost. >> sometimes only way to prevent it. temperatures are mostly in the 50s. a few exceptions to the rule, hagerstown and stanton, virginia, down in the low 40s. frederick, maryland at 46. 58 downtown. 55 degrees in brandywine and upper marlboro. just a little ribbon of clouds pushing off to the east and southeast as they continue to move further and further away from us. clear sky here today and beauty of a way to get the week under way. temperatures in the high 60s and low 70s tomorrow. don't let anyone forget those jackets because tomorrow will be cool with a chance for showers. >> as we get under way on a monday, chopper 4 checking

things out along the baltimore-washington parkway. as you make the drive down towards 197, nasa goddard heavy and slow early but travel lanes are open. no big concerns. little bit of volume here and there. northbound headed up towards laurel up towards the airport is looking good. top side of the capital beltway, no worries here. looks like just a little bit of a backup between new hampshire avenue. remnants of the accident still along the right side of the roadway, little river turnpike police are on the seen. metro reporting no delays. remember the mound vernon square convention station is closed because of the smith. vre and marc reporting no delays. back to you. >> that's what we like to hear. going to be a very tough for anyone trying to get around down washington today. more than 40 world leaders are in town to participate in president obama's nuclear security summit.

because of that most streets surrounding the washington convention center has been set down. a security zone has been set up from o street to new york avenue. >> reporter: it is going to be a tough couple of days for folks who work and live in the area of the convention center. you can see the security we have here. it is tremendous. they literally created a secure zone for several blocks surrounding the convention center. it's a very wide area that has been closed off. can you see the met alfencing there. some case the fences are about eight feet high. all around the perimeter of the secured zone. and so basically they shut down the road, vehicles cannot travel through the area. pedestrians, the only folks that are allowed in are people who live or work in that area, if they happen to have homes inside that secured perimeter and have

to show i.d., showing they, indeed, have an address inside that perimeter. a very secured zone. we have a number of world leaders who are going to be traveling for this two day summit coming here to the convention center all roughly at around the same time or in a short window of time. of course right around the same time when a lot of people are trying to make their way to work. it's not a great situation. we're expecting widespread traffic, widespread tieups and the like for people who travel through this area and really the best advice here is if you can avoid the area around the convention center that's the way to go. if you have any kind of flexibility in terms of altering your in time or what time you leave that's good. if you can work for home that's terrific as well. people are pulling illegal u-turns on new york avenue. not a great situation. really you want to plan on what you're going to do before you get here and not make last

minute decisions like that because, of course, the last thing we need are accidents on top of all of this. back to you. >> tougher to make the illegal u-turns when the rush hour begins in ernest. >> this summit is a major deal for the obama administration. we'll have more on what president obama hopes to get out of this summit coming up at 6:15. >> the body of polish president lech kaczynski is back home in poland. poland's week of national mourning began in russia. the prime minister there, vladimir putin led a brief ceremony before scening the remains of the president back to his homeland. lech kaczynski's family and government members paid their respects. then the coffin made its way to the presidential palace. >> how kit be that a country can afford to lose its president.

>> the plane carrying president lech kaczynski, his wife and other national leaders crashed on saturday morning in western russia. the first funerals of possible land's mourned leaders could begin as early as wednesday. the polish community here in the d.c. area held a memorial for president lech kaczynski yesterday. it took place at our lady queen of poland church in silver spring. . there was standing room only for that special mass. those who attended hope the tragedy will help unify polish people every where. the governor of west virginia is asking people from across the country to participate in a moment of silence to honor the memory of those killed in the deadly mine explosion. it will happen at 3:30 this afternoon. a team of federal investigators will arrive at the scene of the deadly mining disaster today. 29 miners died after an explosion one week ago at the massey energy upper big branch mine. over the weekend the bodies of the four missing miners were found. officials say high levels of

methane gas inside the mine may have played role in the disaster. those high levels have also stalled the recovery of the bodies. crews will need to drill another hole to vent the mine before they can continue. >> seven minutes after the hour. alexandria police are searching for a suspect they believe killed his daughter and her mother. police responded to the brent place apartments off south reynolds street yesterday morning. that's where they found the bodies of a 3-year-old girl and her mother. police are now looking for the father of that child, 34-year-old simon bahta asfeha. they say he and the girl's mother had been in a previous relationship. he's now wanted for first degree murder. >> they found two victims deceased in an apartment on the 14th floor. we're investigating the case as suspicious death right now. >> officials are only confirming that both victims died from trauma to the upper body. they are asking for your help to find the suspect. take a look at your screen. he's said to be driving a 1999 silver acura with virginia tags,

xks-1522. classes will resume as normal today at eastern high school in the district after a fire over the weekend. about 100 firefighters battled the fire in the 1700 block of east capital street northeast yesterday afternoon. the fire started on the roof of a building under construction. it appears to be accidental. a few workers were in the building and got out safely. coming up, who is coming to the defense of virginia governor bob mcdonnell following a controversial decision. also ahead, it's a sight that will make redskins fans smile. and chuck bell's forecast will make you smile too. your weather and traffic together on the 1s next.

good morning. i'm news 4 meteorologist chuck bell. time 6:11 on your monday morning. a good morning to you. i hope you enjoyed your weekend filled with sunshine. if you needed just one more day with some great weather we can get you that. temperatures in the mid to high 50s. 58 degrees in capital heights. 56 in chantilly and falls church 55 in manassas and 54 degrees right now in the plains, virginia. our forecast for today will be a good one. temperatures will be continuing to climb into the upper 50s and low 60s here over the next several hours.

by later today temperatures will climb into the upper 60s and low 70s as high pressure is in charge of our weather gives us a northeasterly breeze. cooler weather for today than yesterday. four or five degrees cooler today than yesterday but still plenty of sunshine and a beauty of a day coming up. clouds with the risk of showers and cooler weather for tomorrow and then back to the beautiful weather by wednesday and thursday. jerry? >> well check things out top side of the capital beltway, chopper 4 showing us live pictures on the outer loop left side of your screen near georgia avenue beginning to bog down just a about it. inner loop looks good. no accidents what was reported as a vehicle fire or at least a car with its brakes on fire completely over to the shoulder on old georgetown road. wilson bridge, a little volume there. travel lanes are open. no hangups to report. one more stop headed for downtown, a few folks have an early start 395 to the 14th street bridge, no hangups. just a little slow on the d.c. ends.

travel lanes appear to be getting by. back to you. coming up, we'll have much more on the nuclear security summit in town from the traffic problems to what president obama hopes to accomplish. >> what tiger woods had to say about his performance at the masters. >> we'll explain how paying for park in the district will get a whole lo

it is 6:15 right now. checking our top stories this morning, it will be a rough commute for those of you trying to get into downtown washington today. leaders of 47 countries are in town for president obama's nuclear summit. that want means the city is on lock down. tall fences and jersey barriers have been set up. most streets around the convention center has been closed. a security zone from o street to new york avenue bounded from 11th street to 6th street. most streets will remain closed until 8:00 tomorrow night. the convention center metro station is also closed. trains will pass through that station but riders will not be allowed to get off. not since world war ii has this many world leaders been hosted by a u.s. president.

the goal is for world leaders to come up with a plan to keep nuclear weapons away from terrorists. tracie potts is on capitol hill and joins us with more. good morning. >> reporter: the president has brought all of these leaders together troy to figure out some way of coming up with a plan for securing all of these nuclear weapons around the country. it is a two day summit that's starting today. interestingly, perhaps outside of the meeting what could end up having the biggest impact are these one on one events with president obama. >> we think we can make enormous progress. >> reporter: president obama met four foreign leaders including south africa which gave up its nuclear program. he'll sit down with five more today. the most critical, president hu jintao of china. the u.s. wants china to support sanctions against iran. >> iranians have to decide that its own security is better served by not having nuclear weapons than by having them. >> reporter: iran has been

enriching uranium for electricity it says. north korea is also a concern. the world fears an atomic bomb can get in the hands of terrorists. >> the ramifications politically and economically and security perspective would be devastating. >> reporter: president obama said the leaders are coming with specific ideas on how to secure all the loose nukes out there. notably absent is israel. its prime minister pulled out fearing criticism from muslim countries here. >> the israeli government will be represented at a very high level. they share our deep concern about nuclear terrorism. >> reporter: president obama says so does the world. back live now on capitol hill. besides those road closures you've been talking about. here's a rundown of what you can expect. more arrivals of these world leaders through the afternoon. mid-afternoon the official greeting from president obama. there's a working dinner

tonight. tomorrow the meat of this, the important meetings will take place starting tomorrow. live from capitol hill, i'm tracie potts, news 4. >> thank you. new this morning, a car bomb exploded outside the british spy headquarters in northern ireland. the blast happened near an army base just after midnight. several homes were evacuated. no injuries were reported. the explosion came hours before rival catholic and protestant leaders elect a new justice minister. >> virginia governor has taken lot of heat for his recent decision to proclaim april confederate history month. but one gop leader is coming to his defense. governor mcdonnell was criticized for failing to mention slavery was the cause of the civil war. over the weekend republican mississippi governor discussed the issue on cnn state of the union. he said it's not significant,

it's trying to make a big deal out of something that doesn't amount to diddly. he was later criticized by the president of the naacp. all eyes might have been on tiger woods at this year's masters but it was fan favorite phil mickelson who came out on top. there you go. he won his third masters title yesterday ending the four day tournament at 16 under-par. that was three strokes ahead of lee west wood took second place on hand to see phil mickelson's win his wife amy who is battling breast cancer. he joins an elite group of seven other masters who won the masters seven times. >> this is tiger woods first golf tournament after his sex scandal. tiger tied for fourth place. although he didn't win he found out he still has his fans. kristen dahlgren reports. >> reporter: for tiger woods -- >> god, tiger. >> reporter: it wasn't the round he dreamed of.

>> felt so bad on every golf shot i shot today. >> reporter: as he walked off the 18th green tied for fourth, the crowd of thousands rose to its feet. >> the people were absolutely fantastic all week. >> reporter: and maybe this time winning back fans was ultimately more important than winning a tournament. >> i think we need to let him deal with those issues and focus on the sport of golf. >> reporter: but not everyone is back on team tiger. the cheers were even louder for winner and woods rival phil mickelson and tiger's 11 under-par is not enough to stop all the punch lines. >> you yourself never slept with tiger woods. >> have not but in fairness to me it's because i never met him. >> reporter: for most of the fans it was all about having tiger back on the course. while he may not have ended the day with a green jacket, it is clear his come back is off to a solid start. kristen dahlgren, nbc news,

augusta. it's history. the old home of the dallas cowboys is now a pile of dust and rubble. with the push of a button, the stadium went down in a plume of smoke. it took 2,000 pounds of explosives 60 seconds. an 11-year-old pushed the button. he got that honor by winning an essay contest. the steel and concrete will be recycled. a few people here wish a few cowboys were in there. >> up know the redskins fan. you soon will be a represented skins fan. >> i am already. >> let's check in with meteorologist chuck bell in the storm center to get an update on the forecast. >> good morning. what a great day to get the week started. unfortunately it's monday. hate to waste the beautiful weather on a monday. nonetheless for saturday and sunday were winners too. a lot of folks work different schedules and may have today off

and that's okay because it will be a beauty. temperatures in the mid to high 50s right now. nice weather. winds at about 5 to 10 miles per hour. let's see how we're doing chopper 4 is taking a live look right at the 270 split. there's the spur on the far left side of your screen. not a bad commute frederick on down to, right now minimal delays along i-270. 395 northbound just a matter of volume with the lane dropped north of duke street. no hangups to the 14th street bridge. and out on the rails no delays on metro rail. good news there. mount vernon square convention center station is closed. vre no delays. 870, 872 and 890 on marc a few delays. a new survey out today ranks the best airlines.

why it's good news and bad news for passengers. paying for parking will change today in the district. why you won have to search for loose change any more. we'll have much more on the big story this morning. the nuclear security summit and

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change to park at some meters in the district. ddot is test agnew pay by phone system. drivers need to call the toll free number from a cell phone and the system will charge park touring credit card. >> interesting. despite all the extra costs associated with flying these days there's some good news for travellers. in 2009 planes were more likely to land on time and bags were less likely to get lost. more than 79% of flights arrived on time last year. that's 3.4% better than in 2008. also fewer than four bags per every 1,000 travellers were lost or damaged and that's down from five bags out of every 1,000 in 2008. we were saying is a lot of it has to do with the fact that people just don't want to check their bags any more. too expensive. >> doesn't say anything about whether you get more arm room in that middle seat. 6:26 is your time. normal monday morning on the

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restrictions are in place and a metro station is shut down creating nothing but gridlock downtown. we'll tell you what you need to know to avoid those traffic troubles. i'm eun yang. >> i'm aaron gilchrist in for joe krebs today. it's monday, april 12, 2010. a live look from city cam this morning as the sun is just now starting to peek over the horizon. >> gorgeous weekend. hate to waste the day on a monday but at least it's nice, chuck. >> this is very true. good morning to both of you. good morning, everybody. a lot of people work crazy schedules, perhaps people in the news industry and a lot of jobs have the monday off. good way to get out there and enjoy it. take the day off if you can. outside this morning, as most everybody gets ready to go back to work and school. temperatures in the mid-50s in and around town. get the kidos out to the bus stop this morning. pair of jeans and light jacket this morning with 50 degree

temperatures. sunrise is five and a half minutes away from now. policemen of sunshine. touch cooler than yesterday with highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. clouds return tomorrow with a chance of light rain showers tomorrow afternoon. today's highs in the upper 60s and low 70s. tomorrow only upper 50s to near 60 degrees. jerry edwards, how are you doing this morning >> we'll take to the air, chopper 4 over interstate 66 right to the exit of the inner loop of the beltway and the inner loop getting past 66 up towards tysons corner. all in all not bad. nothing out of the ordinary except for the fact that things are moving better than normal. looking pretty good on this side of the town. had an accident on 95 northbound approaching the occoquan river over to the shoulder. seeing some brake lights develop out of camera range as you head north out of dale city. all the activity should be out of the travel portion of the roadway.

aaron and eun, back to you. if you work downtown get ready for gridlock. president obama is hosting more than 40 world leaders at the washington convention center. roads are closed. park is limited. metro has had to adjust pap security zone has been set up from o street down to massachusetts and new york avenues and from 11th to 6th northwest. news 4 megan mcgrath joins us now from northwest washington with more. good morning. >> reporter: well, good morning. this is impacting a large section, a large area around the convention center. you can see the security checkpoint here at 6th street and new york avenue and the fences that are surrounding and crossing the street here that's the situation all around the convention center actually for several blocks around the convention center. we have these security fences in some areas they are eight feet high completely encircling this area. that's the case for the next two

days. this means major road closures. big arteries like new york avenue and massachusetts avenue are closed. that will cause major traffic tie ups for toblgs as they head to work here both today as well as tomorrow. the streets have been shut down. so you'll have to take alternative routes. we have extensive parking restrictions. mound vernon square, the metro station there is closed. the trains will just continue through. they will not allow anyone to exit at mount vernon square station and that will be the case until 5:00 a.m. on wednesday morning. so a big inconvenience for folks who live and work in this area. we've been talking to people this morning and they say they understand that there are a lot of world leaders who are here and security is important and so they say they are willing to deal with it for a couple of days. has this change what you had to do today? >> yes. usually we take the mount vernon metro. >> today? >> we're taking the gallery

place metro, i think f-we can get there. >> a bit of a walk. >> yeah. good to have a good walk in the morning. >> reporter: this is new york avenue where it intersectings 6th street. we're really not seeing much in the way of heavy traffic. a lot of people have gotten the warning to stay away from the area. that's the hope here that is if people plan, change their normal routines that we can try to avoid some of the major traffic tie ups because this is a situation with us for a couple of days. the summit is today and tomorrow and we're going to have motorcades coming to the area starting soon. that will mean rolling road closures. people will just have to plan and to think ahead and give themselves some extra time. hopefully a lot of folks will work from home. or change their in time and out time so we can avoid some major tie ups.

megan mcgrath in northwest washington. thank you. 47 countries will be represented at today's summit and many leaders from those countries are already in washington. several arrived at andrews air force base in maryland this weekend. president obama says the goal of this summit is for each nation to secure all nuclear weapons over the next four years. >> the single biggest threat to u.s. security both short term, medium term and long term would be the possibility of a terrorist organization obtaining a nuclear weapon. >> this week's summit will be the largest meeting of world leaders hosted by a u.s. president since world war ii. 25 before the hour now. the body of polish president lech kaczynski is back home in poland. poland's week of national mourning began in russia where the prime minister there, vladimir putin led a brief ceremony before sending off the remains of the polish president. at warsaw's airport, lech kaczynski's family and

government members paid their respect. the coffin then made its way to the government palace where tens ever thousands of poles in the lead streets. >> how can people of a country afford to lose their president? >> the plane carrying president lech kaczynski, his wife and other national leaders crashed on saturday morning in western russia. the first funeral of poland's mourned leaders can begin wednesday. the governor of west virginia is asking everyone to participate in a moment of silence to honor those killed in the deadly mine explosion. it will happen at 3:30 this afternoon. a team of federal investigators will arrive at the scene today. 29 miners died after an explosion one week ago at the massey energy upper big branch mine. over the weekend the bodies of the four missing miners were found. officials say high levels of methane gas inside the mine may have played role in that disaster. those high levels have also stalled the recovery of the bodies. crews will need to drill another

hole to vent the mine before they can continue. we're following breaking news out of new york city. more than 250 firefighters battled a seven alarm fire in a high rise building on manhattan's lower east side. more than two dozen firefighters were injured. two elderly residents were hospitalized in critical condition with smoke inhalation. the fire started on the first floor of a mixed residential and commercial building last night around 10:00 and then spread to two other buildings. the fire burned for four hours before being put under control. officials stay red cross is helping the 50 to 60 families who were displaced. "the today show" is next at the top of the hour. let's go live now to matt lauer to see what they are working on. good morning, matt. >> good morning to you. nice to see you. coming. up the black box, have now been recovered from saturday's deadly plane crash in russia. the crash that killed the president of poland and his wife

and other top officials. also ahead in an exclusive live interview of the florida mother teenager accused in a beating. and oprah winfrey, a book written by kitty kelly will join us for a live interview when we get started on a monday morning right here on "the today show." >> oprah winfrey, that's rough territory to delve into. we'll see. >> tackling a big fish there. >> absolutely. >> take care. >> 6:38 is your time. coming up the hunt for a man who killed a 27-year-old woman and 3-year-old daughter in northern virginia. >> it's caused international outrage. why an american family sent their adopted child back to russia. >> it's already 59 degrees outside. find out just how much warmer it will get today.

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. good morning, everyone. 6:41 on a monday morning. i'm news 4 meteorologist chuck bell. skies mostly clear and a beautiful sunrise in our eastern sky. there's a live picture of the solar disk sneaking its way up into the sky. gainesville, virginia, good morning, 54 degrees in your backyard this morning.

frederick, maryland 55. laurel, maryland 54. gaithersburg, maryland at 52. plenty of sunshine today. highs in thor 60s and low 70s. another check of the seven day forecast coming up in ten minutes. >> up on 270, as you make your drive through rockville. plenty of space between the cars. nothing out of the ordinary at the moment. very good news. let's head over to 270 southbound in hyattstown, little bit of volume between frederick and germantown. looking pretty good. if you're making the trip to northeast better than normal. megan mentioned this earlier, new york avenue is in pretty good shape all the way in this morning. a lot of folks staying away because of the road closures around the convention center. 6:42 is your time. you heard of money back guarantees but not for colleges. what school is offering a refund if graduates don't get a job.

>> the international adoption controversy. one family sends their adoptive son back to russia. >> and traffic troubles expected today and tomorrow with

6:44 is your time. checking our top stories, a major nuclear security summit is going to cause some big traffic troubles this morning for people trying to goaltender around the district today. leaders from 47 countries are in town for the event and that means the district is on lockdown. jersey barriers and tall fences have also been built up and most streets around the washington convention center are closed. a security zone from o street northwest down massachusetts and new york avenues. bounded from 11th street to 6th street. most streets in that area will remain closed until 8:00 tomorrow night. the convention center metro station is also closed and trains will be passing through the station. riders will not be allowed off. classes will go on as normal at eastern high school in the district after a fire over the weekend. about 100 firefighters battled the fire in the 1700 block of east capital street northeast yesterday afternoon. investigators say the fire started on the roof of a building that was under

construction. it appears to be accidental. a few workers were in the building and got out safely. >> alexandria police are on the hunt for a man they believe killed his own daughter and her mother. the bodies were discovered late sunday morning in a i had rise apartment on south reynolds street. tracee wilkins joins us live from alexandria now with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. police say this man is the mother's former boyfriend and it all happened here in this apartment building. they were called here for a domestic disturbance but got here too late to save their lives and they are searching for this man. police are looking for 34-year-old simon bahta asfeha. he had a relationship with the mother, 27-year-old seble tessema. and is the father of her 3-year-old daughter. they are both the victims in this case. it all happened 10:30 a.m. police responded to south reynolds street in alexandria for reports of a domestic disturbance. when they arrived they found the mother and her child dead. police say they will need an

autopsy to determine how they died. they suffered trauma to the upper body. >> found two victims deceased in an apartment on the 14th floor. we're investigating the case as a suspicious death right now. >> reporter: now police do have a car lookout. they say he's in a 1999 silver acura with virginia tags xks-1522. now he's facing homicide charges. they are asking anyone with information to please give them call. the number to call is 703-838-4444. in alexandria, i'm tracee wilkins. eun, back to you. teachers in our area have seen a jump in pay over the past decade. according to the "washington examiner" d.c. teacher salaries jumped by 40%. a new proposed contract give top performing teachers an opportunity to earn $150,000. maryland suburbs received the largest pay raise. montgomery county long serving teachers with master level

degrees earn more than $103,000. only fairfax county, virginia saw salaries decline. that county has inflation adjusted salaries. today is the last day of the maryland general assembly session and legislators have their work cut out. they need to agree how much solar energy utilities should be required to buy and a fee nor not complying. they need to zion new rules for sex offenders and bridge a gap for new child support guidelines. on maryland senators pass ad measure to legalize medical marijuana. the session ends at midnight. the two week easter break is over for congress farns order of business today a battle over extending unemployment insurance. democrats need at least one republican vote to advance the debate about extending jobless

benefits, subsidies for the cobra health insurance and flood insurance through may 5th. republicans rejected a passage to expedite the measure. now to a story of that young russian boy who was adopted by an american woman then sent back after his behavior was apparently too much for her to handle, the case sparked international outrage and raised questions about the adoptive mother and what she might have been up against. reports of the young. >> bill: >> she has a problem with compulsive lying, of severe disobedience, of an inability to really connect with us in

healthy way. >> after years of therapy and counting the couple made the painful choice of relinquishing their daughter. officials say post adoption services are need for what came before. for now the boy is at the hospital and soon headed to foster care. some dismal news for the economy. a new survey suggests the economic recovery is going to remain sluggish well into next year. in a survey of leading economists the majority said the federal reserve will be forced to keep interest rates near zero until the end of 2010. the unemployment rate will remain high for the next two years and home prices will remain flat for the next two years. >> more trouble for toyota. another fine from the federal government. courtney regan joins us now live with more on this story. >> yes toyota may be facing additional fines on top of that $16.4 million imposed by the

government last week for taking too long for notifying regulators. the ntsb may seek more penalties because toyota said the pedals had two separate defects. it's costing more to fill up your car. regular unleaded up four cents to national average of $2.85. analysts say retailers are passing on more of the costs of higher price oil to consumers. a school in michigan is putting its money where its mouth is. lansing community college is so convinced that there are jobs that it's offering a money back guarantee. if you show good faith effort and still can't find a full time job within a year of graduating you will get a refund. >> lansing admissions will go up? >> you would think so. >> courtney regan, thank you. 6:51 right now. storm center 4 is where we fine

chuck bell with the sort of forecast we like to hear about. >> absolutely right. outside a beautiful picture of the sun rising in our eastern sky. beautiful day coming up today. can tell a little bit of cloudiness out there first thing this morning. on the whole pretty nice day. current temperature 58 degrees with light northeast wind. we're still more than two degrees ahead of the warmest record april on record. we're 11.5 degrees warmer than average as we get ready to move into the second half of april. temperatures are in the high 40s in a few spots like frederick and damascus in maryland. most of us are in the mid-50s across the area. widen out the view. beautiful weather coming our way. very weak cold front slid just down to the south of washington this morning. had a few clouds with it. they are moving south and east along with the front. high pressure centered over western new york will be the main controller of our weather here for the next several days.

for today cool north to northeasterly breezes. unfortunately for us as that area of high pressure heads for the coast of new england that persistent northeasterly within flow will lead to increasing clouds overnight tonight and a chance for light rain showers around here primarily tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow night before the better weather returns for wednesday and thursday. so for today plenty of sunshine. a little cooler than yesterday but still very pleasant by april's standards. sun does not go down until 7:42 this evening. you're extended forecast, 72 today. 59 tomorrow bp a 40% chance of rain tomorrow. unsettled weather comes in towards the weekend. you have to enjoy today's sunshine today. >> all right, chuck. that makes sense. can't put it in a box and put it in the refrigerator. let's take a live look at i-270 southbound. moving along pretty well as you

make the trip down towards gaithersburg. i suspect more than a few folks taking a day or two off today. a little congested in a couple of spots in germantown and gaithersburg but all in all looking good. 66 so far no early hangups moving along pretty well all the way to the capital beltway. out on the rails at this hour, we do have red line delays from an earlier problem. there are red line delays in the direction ever shady grove. the mound vernon square station is closed because of the summit. vre no delays. marc rail brunswick 874 seven minutes behind schedule. aaron, eun, back to you. thank you. traffic has always been an issue but a lot of people think it's getting worse. according to a new "the washington post" poll 60% of drivers say traffic has gotten worse in the past five years. 28% say the traffic has been so bad it's forced home to move closer to work or occasionally work from home. the average commute for those

surveyed was about 35 minutes, 16% reported trips of an hour or more. traffic in the district will be especially bad today. more than 40 world leaders are in washington for president obama's nuclear security summit and because of that many streets surrounding the convention center in northeast washington have been sealed off. there's a security zone from o street to massachusetts and new york avenue and 11th street to 6th street. megan mcgrath has more. how is the traffic moving? >> reporter: people have heard the warnings to stay away from the area. if you look behind me this is 6th street where it intersekts with new york avenue. while we're seeing traffic pick up we're not seeing absolute gridlock. a lot of people have simply stayed out of the area and that's exactly the best bet for you if you work or live in this area. just take an alternative route. do something else beyond what you normally do because we have

so many road closures in this area that it is just a mess. the security zone is very large. it's completely surrounding the convention center and continues on for a couple of blocks. we're talking major roads like new york avenue, massachusetts avenue. we have major disruptions in this area. people by and large, those seem to understand. we tked to a couple of folks this morning and they say they understand that security is necessary. >> it seems to be necessary these days. you don't mind? >> no. >> reporter: mount vernon square station the metro station is closed. it will be that way until 5:00 a.m. on wednesday. best best stay away from the convention center. back to you. >> good advice. the summit is for world leaders to come up with a plan to keep nuclear weapons away from terrorist.

president obama called at any time single biggest threat to u.s. security. he's met individually with four foreign leaders and today he'll meet with five more including the chinese president hu jintao. that meeting is considered critical. the nuclear security summit ends tomorrow. that is the "news4 today." thanks for starting our day with us. >> have a great day. we hope you join us tomorrow morning. we start at 4:30 a.m. we'll see you then.